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AI Security Fellowship Program Lead

Onsite · San Francisco, California
Posted August 13, 2026
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Overview

You will own the SL5 fellowship, conferences, and community events, building a global network of senior security experts. You report to the CEO and work with the SL5 ops team to transform the SF office into a security-conscious community hub. This role offers the chance to shape the first SL5 datacenter standards and transition top talent into frontier AI security.

What You'll Do7

  • 1Design and launch the SL5 fellowship program, targeting senior security experts for roles at frontier AI labs and Lucid Computing.
  • 2Coordinate and run custom workshops, panel discussions, and conferences in the SL5 SF space, partnering with affiliated organizations.
  • 3Develop a community engagement strategy to make the SL5 SF offices a thriving hub for leading specialists.
  • 4Own content, branding, invites, and network building for all community programs.
  • 5Host quarterly SL5 Happy Hours and expand the curated invite list.
  • 6Drive proactive outreach to high-potential generalist engineers for AI security specialization.
  • 7Implement collaborator lunches and visitor research stays to foster cross-disciplinary exchange.

Requirements8

  • 1Bachelors or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, or related field.
  • 25+ years running competitive fellowship programs with 10+ fellows per cohort.
  • 3Proven track record recruiting personnel at the tier of 'could get offers at AI labs' for security roles.
  • 4High agency individual able to spot emergent project needs and grow to fill them.
  • 5Operationally skilled at running complex programs end-to-end.
  • 6Demonstrated interpersonal finesse for navigating community health topics with professionalism.
  • 7Active enjoyment of proactive outreach and cross-cultural interaction.
  • 8Experience running an international conference or industry-leading workshop is a plus.

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typeonsite
LocationSan Francisco, California

Required Skills

program managementevent planningcommunity engagementrecruitingoutreach
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